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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Apr 25, 2013 at 5:53 pm

This week moveovers 18 & 19 from Fresh Meadows for this year come (Scary Movie 5 & Evil Dead) + our 3rd limited release Robert Redford’s “The Company You Keep”. No “Big Wedding” and “Pain & Gain” but wait they are actually selling tickets for Iron Man 3!! Shocking! I actually contacted the AMC corporate offices/guest services who say the theater because it is smaller is an AMC Independent which means and I quote “that it will receive a number of smaller-marketed films rather than large releases”. The theater has more seats now than Fresh Meadows.

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DARCYDT commented about Soundview Cinemas on Apr 24, 2013 at 3:31 pm

It’s reopening on schedule. They have a lineup on Fandango. Friday they reopen with new films “The Big Wedding” and “Pain & Gain” and oldies “Evil Dead”, “Admission”, “Olympus Has Fallen”, “Spring Breakers” and “Oz, the Great and Powerful”.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Apr 23, 2013 at 7:04 pm

It’s okay.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Apr 23, 2013 at 4:07 pm

When I went to “Disconnect” there Sunday I asked the ushers (3 were together, 1 of which I recognized) and they said what Fresh Meadows said was not true. They claimed Iron Man 3, Hangover 3 and Fast and the Furious 6 would be there but the theater would probably be renovated in August. My interpretation is yes those films may come there but only when they’re played out in Fresh Meadows and at the end of July AMC will close the theater for good unless someone else buys it. Though the schedules are not up yet for the weekend, the Thursday night schedule has Fresh Meadows getting both openers “Pain and Gain” and “The Big Wedding”. It looks like “The Croods” and “Scary Movie 5” being dropped since they have no showings after 6 pm. The 10 PM sneak previews are at 9 PM this time, at least for “The Big Wedding”. My guess both those pictures leaving there will come to Bay Terrace (The Croods would be returning). Maybe another limited release or Korean picture will come in also. Funny AMC sent me an e-mail on Monday asking what I thought of the Bay Terrace theater when I saw “Disconnect”. They occasionally send me these e-mails maybe every 3 months or so.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Apr 19, 2013 at 11:56 am

Went to Fresh Meadows today to see “Oblivion” and asked the manager would Bay Terrace ever be getting any first run films (wide releases) again. Yes we got “Disconnect” this week along with 2 more moveovers. The manager who is there 2 months and said he was a manager at Bay Terrace previously says the booker only want the new movies in Fresh Meadows since ithas been redone and the movies will only go to Bay Terrace once they are finished there.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Fresh Meadows 7 on Apr 19, 2013 at 11:50 am

Currently half the men’s bathroom is missing (something due to the landlord). All the urinals are missing and only 3 stalls are there, 1 has the seat missing.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Apr 11, 2013 at 6:04 am

Wow we now have 2 Korean movies this week with the addition of “Fists of Legend” tothe 4th week of “New World” Plus we get another moveover of Olympus Has Fallen. But wait we have a new film “Place Beyond the Pines” on 2 screens, why 2 screens. Of course neither “42” or “Scary Movie 5” comes here. Not one picture predicted to be in the top 6 this weekend is here. Did I mention they got rid of “The Croods” which made 20 million last weekend. Can’t have anything here that might make money.

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DARCYDT commented about Soundview Cinemas on Apr 6, 2013 at 6:51 pm

So it’s finally coming, April 26 you say.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Apr 3, 2013 at 4:29 am

Are we gonna close soon or get renovated? Although I didn’t want to see either film going wide this week the theater only gets 2 more moveovers from Fresh Meadows, “The Host” and “The Call”. We’re Cinemart 2.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Mar 26, 2013 at 7:54 pm

Again all 3 films opening this week, Tyler Perry’s new one, G.I. Joe and the Host only open in the sister screen in Fresh Meadows. Of course 2 more Fresh Meadows films being kicked out move over, Burt Wonderstone and Jack the Giant Slayer.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Mar 19, 2013 at 8:04 pm

It’s gone after 17 weeks, Silver Linings Playbook. Records breaking at Bay Terrace this upcoming weekend. 4 new films the second time this year, Korean film New World, The Croods, Admission and Spring Breakers. But there are also 2 moveovers from Fresh Meadows playing a few performances a day, Identity Thief & 21 and Over.That means there are 6 films new to Bay Terrace this week, wild for a 6 plex. Only Oz: The Great and Powerful remians. I remember when I lived in the Bronx near Parkchester the American had 5 openers 1 week (2 on a Wednesday and 3 on Friday). If I remember right nothing stayed longer than 2 weeks.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Mar 15, 2013 at 5:22 am

At the last moment Bay Terrace brings in Stoker with Nicole Kidman.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Mar 13, 2013 at 6:27 am

It is annoying when they don’t bring any new pictures in and considering they had 3 Monday for Oz which made 79 million on the weekend it seems more like a death wish for the theater.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Mar 12, 2013 at 6:21 pm

Now 17 weeks for Silver Linings Playbook and another week of just a move over from Fresh Meadows.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Mar 7, 2013 at 1:59 pm

I don’t know if that’s a record, it’s the longest I know of while I’ve lived here. The theater opened in 1994 and basically I’ve been going since 2002 but for a 6 plex that’s a long time.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Mar 5, 2013 at 3:16 pm

16 weeks for Silver Linings Playbook here.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Feb 26, 2013 at 3:28 pm

Silver Linings Playbook makes it to 15 weeks the most I’ve seen here. Argo makes it to week 11 and Django Unchained is tossed over in it’s 10th week. We also get Side Effects in its 4th week, another moveover. Amazing to make way for the old stuff we get rid of both Save Haven after 2 weeks and Beautfiul Creatures, also after 2. We also get the Last Exorcism Part II.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Feb 12, 2013 at 5:56 am

After complaining a lot here last week about tyhe moveovers and duds coming in the theater brings in the Korean film plus 3 others, Escape from Planet Earth (which I predicted), Safe Haven and Beautiful Creatures. Got to go back for the last time 4 new films came in. Of course Silver Linings Playbook will be 13 weeks here, 1 short of the longest that I remember, Chicago. My Big Fat Greek Wedding played Fresh Meadows for 18 weeks.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:05 pm

Used to talk to one of their people all the time till he got a new job. He said they (Bay Terrace) were always treated as the forgotten stepchild when it came to movies; Fresh Meadows was the crown jewel. Fresh Meadows always had more showings per day on weekdays then Bay Terrace which may have their last shows say on Thursday commence at 8 pm and Fresh Meadows would have have theirs at say 10 pm. Also Fresh Meadows had more days peer week with their pre noon $6 specials.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Feb 6, 2013 at 4:49 pm

I don’t get stressed; just annoyed.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Feb 5, 2013 at 6:51 pm

That should read that Silver Linings Playbook will be in it’s 12th week here this weekend.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Bay Terrace 6 on Feb 5, 2013 at 6:49 pm

It’s my usual time to vent anger at this theater. So far this year outside of the opening week of Zero Dark Thirty we have gotten 4 films that opened sub 7 million that then were cut to 1 or 2 showings a day the 2nd week and then exit. These were Promised Land, The Last Stand, Movie 43 and Bullet in the Head. We have gotten Fresh Meadows dumpings of This is 40, Jack Reacher, Life of Pi (here 5 weeks after being there 8) and now Mama. Silver Linings Playbook this upcoming weekend will be in its weekend here. The longest I remember playing here was Chicago which clocked in here for 14 weeks. But wait it gets worse. Last week Argo came back for its week 7 here. It played here for the first 6 weeks it was wide and then exited. Last week it alternated showings with Movie 43, but I kid you not in it’s 8th here and 18th overall this weekend it plays all day on 2 screens!!! We couldn’t get a new film. Next week despite 4 major studio wide releases coming out, and we might get 1 they are bringing in another Korean film The Berlin Affair. Fresh Meadows is getting Die Hard. Per Boxoffice.com the only film next week predicted to open under 20 million on President’s Day weekend is Escape from Planet Earth which will probably come here. If you’re opening wide and predicted to do less than 10 million in the next few months, films like Phantom, Dark Skies and Dead Man Down you’ll probably be here. Any film that has a pulse will opened in the greatly reduced seating of Fresh Meadows. Well some will get thrown over after their 4th week or so from Fresh Meadows. Does anyone out their ever get frustrated with this theater, the Cinemart of higher prices in Northeast Queens.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Fresh Meadows 7 on Jan 5, 2013 at 9:45 pm

That should read there are levels for each row too.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Fresh Meadows 7 on Jan 5, 2013 at 9:44 pm

The theaters are the same size but the seats are bigger and with the capability of putting your legs up maybe take 3 rows. There is levels for each row too, so G in theater 7 is above F and F is above E, guess stadium seating. Never thought AMC’s Bay Terrace 6 would sit more people now.

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DARCYDT commented about AMC Fresh Meadows 7 on Jan 2, 2013 at 8:41 pm

Went here today for the first time since all the renovations and now the reserved seating. When you go they show you a floor plan of each cinema on the computer. They point out the unsold areas. The capacity seating for each cinema has been greatly reduced. I think prior to this,one cinema sat over 400 and maybe 4 sat 250. Now the biggest screen, screen 4 accomodates 175. Upstairs theater 7 is 100 seats, 6 is 105 and 5 is 98. Downstairs the small one sits 62, theater 2 now 74 and theater 3 is in the 80’s. In addition if people lean back in the chairs with their feet up in the air it makes it difficult for people who say have to go the bathroom to get out as people do or don’t adjust their seats. Wth the total seating capacity of the place greatly reduced I would think the profit margins for this cinema have been greatly diminshed.